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2025 Annual Fire Report

Fires in Upland, California

In 2025, fire departments serving Upland responded to 126 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $40K building blaze. Here's the full picture.

Updated Sep 27, 2026 Grade A- Peak yr 2024 San Bernardino County 78,847 residents 0 reporting departments 795 5-yr
Total incidents
126
-31.1% vs 2024
Building fires
7
Residential 57% Other 43%
Property loss
$66K
$57K structure · $9K contents
Deaths & injuries
0 / 0
0 civilian deaths · 0 civ injuries · 0 firefighter injuries
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 46% of all calls.

126
Total Incidents
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 14 11.1%
Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 12 9.5%
Passenger vehicle fire 11 8.7%
Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 11 8.7%
Outside rubbish fire, other 10 7.9%
All other categories 68 54.0%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen?

Jan peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.

Jan 24
Feb 9
Mar 18
Apr 13
May 0
Jun 7
Jul 15
Aug 8
Sep 9
Oct 10
Nov 13
Dec 0
Fewer
More
2b Five-year trend

Year over year in Upland

795 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $10.2M cumulative property loss. 3 civilian deaths.

YearIncidentsYoY 
2021 181 —
2022 177 -2.2%
2023 128 -27.7%
2024 183 +43.0%
2025 126 -31.1%
03 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 7 building fires Upland departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.

Unintentional
59%
16
Cause undetermined
15%
4
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
7%
2
Under investigation
19%
5
Act of nature (lightning)
0%
0
3b Where fires start

Where do fires start in Upland?

NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 201 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.

#Area of originCountShare 
1 Undetermined 67 33.3%
2 Engine area, running gear, wheel area 56 27.9%
3 Cooking area, kitchen 10 5.0%
4 Vehicle area, other 7 3.5%
5 Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. 4 2.0%
6 Cargo/trunk area - all vehicles 4 2.0%
7 Other 3 1.5%
8 Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison 3 1.5%
9 Bathroom, checkroom, lavatory, locker room 3 1.5%
10 Laundry area, wash house (laundry) 3 1.5%
11 All other areas 41 20.4%
3c What ignited it

What actually ignited the fire?

NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Upland mix.

#Heat sourceCountShare 
1 Undetermined 133 66.2%
2 Heat from powered equipment, other 17 8.5%
3 Arcing 14 7.0%
4 Heat source: other 8 4.0%
5 Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment 5 2.5%
6 Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment 3 1.5%
7 Hot or smoldering object, other 3 1.5%
8 Heat, spark from friction 3 1.5%
9 Incendiary device 2 1.0%
10 Heat from other open flame or smoking materials 2 1.0%
11 All other sources 11 5.5%
04 The biggest fires

8 fires · $57K in losses

Largest single-incident property losses reported by Upland departments in 2025. These 8 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.

# Property loss Type Severity Status
1 $40,000 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
2 $7,500 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
3 $6,000 Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other Significant Investigated
4 $2,000 Cooking fire, confined to container Significant Investigated
5 $1,000 Building fires Significant Investigated
6 $100 Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire Significant Investigated
7 $100 Cooking fire, confined to container Significant Investigated
8 $20 Passenger vehicle fire Significant Investigated
05 How Upland compares

Upland vs California vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Upland sits below the national average for incidents per resident.

1.6
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Upland
1.6
CA avg
5.32
US avg
7.48
0.09
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Upland
0.09
CA avg
0.32
US avg
0.85
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Upland
0
CA avg
2.9
US avg
5.9
5b Who gets hurt

Casualty demographics in Upland

6 fire-related casualties recorded in NFIRS Module 11 across the 2021–2025 window. Age, gender, and severity are coarse-binned — no individual identification possible.

AgeCount 
0-9 4
10-19 0
20-29 1
30-39 0
40-49 0
50-59 1
60-69 0
70-79 0
80+ 0
Civilian vs firefighter
Civilian 5 FF 1
Gender
M 5 F 1 Unk 0
Severity (1=minor → 5=fatal)
2
1
0
2
0
3
1
4
3
5
5c Wildfires nearby

Wildfires within 50 mi of Upland

Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 1,038,034 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.

50 mi radius
YearCauseAcresDistance 
2009 Arson/incendiarism 160,371 31.4 mi
2020 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 115,997 19.3 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 91,281 22.6 mi
1999 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 65,000 31.8 mi
2003 Arson/incendiarism 59,788 10.8 mi
2015 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 51,000 43.5 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 41,432 47.8 mi
2007 Misuse of fire by a minor 38,356 47.6 mi
2002 Arson/incendiarism 37,240 10.6 mi
2016 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 36,274 15.1 mi
2020 Equipment and vehicle use 33,424 40.8 mi
2008 Missing data/not specified/undetermined 30,305 17.5 mi
5d Top ZIPs

Where in Upland do fires concentrate?

Top 3 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.

#ZIP5-yr incidents 
1 91786 617
2 91784 176
3 91764 2
5e Peer cities

Cities similar to Upland

Six California cities with population within ±25% of Upland. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.

07 Stay prepared

Before the next Red Flag day.

A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.

About this data

Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.